British Growers is delighted to announce Elsoms as the latest organisation to join its Partnership Scheme, bringing together two businesses with a shared commitment to supporting the future of UK horticulture.
As one of the UK’s leading independent seed specialists, Elsoms brings extensive knowledge, technical expertise and experience across vegetable breeding, seed innovation and the wider horticultural sector.
The partnership will create opportunities for Elsoms to engage more closely with the British Growers network, while providing British Growers members and industry contacts with access to specialist knowledge and insight from across the Elsoms team.
British Growers and Elsoms will work together on a range of activities including industry engagement, thought leadership, webinars, interviews, events and opportunities to contribute to discussions on some of the key issues affecting UK horticulture.
A central part of the partnership will be ensuring Elsoms’ expertise is accessible across the British Growers network, with the business becoming a key source of specialist industry insight in its areas of expertise.
John Walgate, Chief Executive of British Growers, said:
“Elsoms is an incredibly well-respected name within UK horticulture, and we are very pleased to welcome them to the British Growers Partnership Scheme.
“The purpose of the scheme is to bring our industry closer to organisations that can provide genuine expertise, insight and leadership, and Elsoms is a very strong example of that.
“They already have an important voice within the seed sector, and, through this partnership, we want to create further opportunities for their team to contribute to the wider conversations shaping horticulture.
“It will also give us the opportunity to bring Elsoms’ knowledge directly into our network, whether through webinars, events, industry discussions or engagement with growers and sector leaders.”
The partnership will also provide opportunities for regular strategic engagement between senior representatives from British Growers and Elsoms, helping to identify emerging industry issues, opportunities for collaboration and areas where the organisations can work together to support the sector.
David Coop, Managing Director at Elsoms, said:
“Supporting the British Growers Partnership Scheme reflects Elsoms’ commitment to the long-term success of UK horticulture. British Growers plays a vital role in representing growers’ interests, strengthening industry resilience and helping to secure a sustainable future for UK food production. We’re proud to work alongside an organisation that delivers such important support for the sector.”
The British Growers Partnership Scheme has been developed to create closer strategic relationships between British Growers and organisations with specialist expertise relevant to the fresh produce and horticultural industry.
Rather than operating as a traditional sponsorship programme, each partnership is supported by a tailored 12-month activity plan designed around the partner’s expertise, priorities and opportunities to add value to the British Growers network.
